蟪蛄不知春秋 huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū

narrow view; unaware of the wider world

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture

Characters

Character Meaning
蟪 huì
(cicada); Platypleura kaempferi
蛄 gū
see 蝼蛄lóu gū
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
知 zhī HSK 2
to know; to be aware
春 chūn HSK 3
spring (season); youthful; joyful
秋 qiū HSK 3
autumn; fall; harvest time